Topic: university

Rosiglitazone: what went wrong? Correspondence to: dcohen@bmj.com Over 10 years after the diabetes drug rosig ... more

Rosiglitazone: what went wrong? Correspondence to: dcohen@bmj.com Over 10 years after the diabetes drug rosig ... more

by Jerome Groopman, MD and Pamela Hartzband, MDAt a recent weekly case conference at our hospital, we heard about a young woman with an elevated testosterone level. The patient was evaluated by Jame ... more

Ayusman Sen, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Penn State University, has been honored with the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Medal. Sen is only the second recipient of the medal, wh ... more

Yale and McGill University scientists have identified a protein that is critical in fighting mosquito-borne West Nile Virus in mice. This finding could have therapeutic implications for controlling th ... more

One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research published by world-renowned scientist P ... more

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to imp ... more

Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham ... more

Research by DNA fingerprinting pioneer and his team at University of Leicester defines engine for change in genetic hotspots. One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for ch ... more

Although codeine-ibuprofen can be considered a relatively weak opioid analgesic, it is nevertheless addictive and more research is needed to develop health care responses to its misuse, according to a ... more

Consuming energy drinks during team sports could help young people perform better, a study suggests. Sports scientists found that 12-14 year olds can play for longer in team games when they drink an i ... more

An international study of clinical data led by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Harvard University cardiologist found that patients with deposits of fatty plaque in their arteries are at especial ... more

Dr. Robert Olson, a radiation oncologist, is the first physician to be hired for the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North. He will be part of the provincial Radiation Therapy Program which will bring ... more

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to imp ... more

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to imp ... more

Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology #8217;s autumn meeting in Nott ... more

Selfish bacterial cells that act in their own interests and do not cooperate with their infection-causing colleagues can actually reduce the severity of infection. The selfish behaviour of these uncoo ... more

Once promising breast cancer drug could get FDA boot: "One factor clouding the debate over Avastin is money. On average, a year's worth of treatment costs about $96,000. Standard chemotherapy for brea ... more

Once promising breast cancer drug could get FDA boot: "One factor clouding the debate over Avastin is money. On average, a year's worth of treatment costs about $96,000. Standard chemotherapy for brea ... more

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health pro ... more

Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as j ... more

An international collaboration led by a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has shown that environmental factors, like temperature and light, play as much of a role in the activity of traditiona ... more

A new study from the University of Arizona shows that people in the midst of a divorce typically reveal how they are handling things - not so much by what they say but how they say it. In fact, data r ... more

Sugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led a Northwestern University research team to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical technologies ... more

Cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation, according to findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online at Science Exp ... more

There is yet no straightforward way to determine the optimal dose level and treatment schedules for high-dose radiation therapies such as stereotactic radiation therapy, which is used to treat brain a ... more

A new report by terrorism researchers at the University of Maryland concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. meets th ... more

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health pro ... more

People who believe that fate and chance control their lives are more likely to be superstitious -- but when faced with death they are likely to abandon superstition altogether, according to a recent K ... more

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health pro ... more

* UK safety experts want Glaxo's Avandia pulled from sale * Regulator's advisory group says risks outweigh benefits * European drugs regulators hold special meeting this week * Glaxo says dru ... more

* UK safety experts want Glaxo's Avandia pulled from sale * Regulator's advisory group says risks outweigh benefits * European drugs regulators hold special meeting this week * Glaxo says dru ... more

A new Yale University study reveals that gender plays an important role in determining the risk of specific psychiatric illnesses in children of alcoholics. The gender of both the alcoholic parent and ... more

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health pr ... more

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health pro ... more

Under an agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will provide support for primary and urgent care services in ... more

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have revealed new details about how cannibalistic bacteria identify peers suitable for consumption. The work, which employed imaging mass spectro ... more

Vital progress in stem cell research by hundreds of U.S. laboratories is threatened after last week's injunction prohibiting federal funding for the study of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The pr ... more

The academic performance of adolescents will suffer in at least one of four key subjects - English, math, science, history - if their DNA contains one or more of three specific dopamine gene variation ... more

A survey of emergency medical services (EMS) agencies from across the country found wide variation in perceptions of workplace safety culture - providing a tool that might point to potential patient s ... more

The September cover story of the nation's leading cancer journal, Cancer Research, features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili p ... more

Duke University Medical Center researchers have found two genes in mice which might help identify why some people are more susceptible than others to potentially deadly staph infections. The researche ... more

Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of ... more

One of the most severe complications of brain surgery is a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs called a pulmonary embolism. But a Loyola University Health System study published in the Journal ... more

Effective September 4, 2010 there will be 30 accredited trauma centers in Pennsylvania: Adult Level I Trauma Centers 1. Allentown - Lehigh Valley Hospital 2. Bethlehem - St. Luke's Hospital ... more

A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Me ... more

Sociologist Ms Lucía Merino presented her PhD thesis entitled, Digital natives: a study of the technological socialisation of young people, at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Consid ... more

Lupus Research Institute-funded researcher Betty Tsao, PhD, at the University of California Los Angeles has discovered that humans - males in particular - with a variant form of the immune receptor ge ... more

A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal b ... more

Virtual characters can behave according to actions carried out unconsciously by humans. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have created a system which measures human physiological parameters, ... more

Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental hazards, forest ... more

The first clinical trials on a new investigational drug being developed to treat infections caused by Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed. Completion of the initial phase (phase 1a) o ... more

Study shows women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations significantly reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer with preventive surgeries SAN ANTONIO, TX (Sept. 3) — A long-term study of women ... more

A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Me ... more

Major depression is a common and disabling brain condition marked not only by the presence of depressed mood but also by its effects on sleep, energy, decision-making, memory and thoughts of death or ... more

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insul ... more

As the nation becomes more aware of health issues related to nutrition and lifestyle choices, communities are struggling to find ways to make healthy living easier. The University of Missouri is helpi ... more

Research from the University of Kent, in association with the Teacher Support Network, has found that teachers who want to be happier should not try to please everyone and should have a greater say in ... more

German scientists from Tübingen and Mainz have developed a blood test that can reliably detect gene doping even after 56 days. Scientists at the universities in Tübingen and Mainz have developed ... more

Many people with developmental disability are sedentary and obese, have poor diet, and consequently suffer from conditions such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, hypertension and type 2 diabete ... more

Three University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists have received a four-year, $1.2 million EUREKA grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study folding and misfolding of secretory ... more

Nova Southeastern University recently received a $2.1-million federal grant to provide training to improve care for South Florida's large geriatric population now and for the future. The 5-year gran ... more

Patricia Russo, chairman of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America provided keynote remarks and joined Steve Pasierb, Partnership CEO and Ken Winters, PhD., chairman of the organization's science adv ... more

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insul ... more

Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compou ... more

As pharmacy begins implementing a renewed legislative framework, it is timely to reflect on professional behaviour and the implications of the new legislation on the profession's Code of Ethics. Revis ... more

Using two of the planet's largest, creative online communities -- World of Warcraft gamers and Etsy artists -- as their laboratory, two Indiana University Bloomington researchers hope to understand ho ... more

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insul ... more

A new study from the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research joins a serie ... more

A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseas ... more

Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compou ... more

Athens, Ga. – Stem cells might be thought of as trunks in the tree of life. All multi-cellular organisms have them, and they can turn into a dazzling variety other cells—kidney, brain, heart or skin ... more

UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. The device, which would include thous ... more

Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as j ... more

Clinical trials for promising new drug candidate are planned LA JOLLA, CA – August 30, 2010 –– An international team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, the Swiss Tropical Instit ... more

Psychological migraine treatment gives sufferers a confidence boost in their ability to self-manage their symptoms For severe migraine sufferers, psychological treatments build on the benefits of drug ... more

Virtual characters can behave according to actions carried out unconsciously by humans. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have created a system which measures human physiological parameters, ... more

Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generati ... more

US researchers found that short sleep and insomnia was linked to a four times higher risk of early death in men; they urged public health policy makers to emphasize earlier diagnosis and treament of ... more

When your newborn infant is crying with uncomfortable teething or otherwise obviously suffering, feeding sugar to the little one has been a home remedy for years based on not only perceived behavior, ... more

Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Researc ... more

University of Illinois scientists will learn whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function, thanks to a ... more

University of Illinois scientists will learn whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function, thanks to a ... more

Anxiety disorders afflict women twice as often as men, but estrogen might not be the reason. Testosterone, though, could be. That is one of the preliminary findings in the lab of Florida State Univers ... more

Radiation Oncology Services of America, Inc. (ROSA), a subsidiary of Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. (ASA), announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Department of Radiation Oncolo ... more

Research team compared fields and fruits in heart of nation #8217;s strawberry patch PULLMAN, Wash.—Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the org ... more

Study using animal model shows stress has impact in the short term causing metabolic changes in the longer term that contribute to obesity Bethesda, MD–Stress can take a daily toll on us that has bro ... more

ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up ... more

Using readily available computer programs, researchers have developed a system to identify genes that will be useful in the classification of breast cancer. The algorithm, described in BioMed Central ... more

Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Researc ... more

Cincinnati, OH, September 2, 2010—The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves #8220;Lyme literate #82 ... more

More study needed to determine why veterans with PTSD are more at risk than others Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Vet ... more

DURHAM, N.H. – New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the #8220;gateway effect #8221; of marijuana – that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illi ... more

School of Montpellier analysts show us how depression is linked to cholesterol and gender Did you know the Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and University of Montpellier financed prof ... more

ACSH trustee Dr. James Enstrom is still at the University of California at Los Angeles, despite an earlier notice that his last day would be Monday, Aug. 30. As you may recall, Dr. Enstrom was told he ... more

A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseas ... more

Millions of Americans struggling with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are one step closer to a cure with the release of the first National Psoriasis Victor Henschel BioBank DNA samples for use in re ... more

After a decade of running one of the world #8217;s most prestigious medical journals, Catherine DeAngelis is leaving her job as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association next ... more

The new clinic at the University of Edinburgh will be named after Rowling's mother, who died of MS when she was 45 years old. Medscape Medical News ... more

by Kevin Pho, MDConcierge care is often discussed as a way for primary care to survive in the United States.Pauline Chen talks about the concept in her recent New York Times column, discussing the wel ... more

An examination of data conducted by Dag Moster, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Bergen, Norway found that infants entering the world at term or later are associated with an increased risk of cerebra ... more

Bed bugs appear to be on the rise around the world, as more and more experts and professionals in pest control report huge rises in prevalence, even so far as to suggest we are on the verge of a bed ... more

Studies show molecular imaging’s benefits in the evaluation and successful treatment planning for a wide spectrum of diseases Reston, Va.— A series of studies published in the September Journal of N ... more

Scientists are reporting new evidence that the fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly pooches — far from being a dormant storage depot for surplus calories — is an active organ that sends c ... more

New research expands the scope of previous pioneering work by Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers on the mechanisms of bacterial infection WORCESTER, Mass. – Expanding their scope of study on ... more

In Alzheimer #8217;s disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid ha ... more

HIV-infected children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may require revaccination to maintain immunity against preventable diseases. There remains no standard or official recommen ... more

Research reveals bacterial altruism makes populations stronger than individuals Drug resistant bacteria are a problem in many environments, especially healthcare institutions. While the ways in which ... more

South Dakota State University researchers are using the tools of spatial analysis to explore nationwide data for insights on what influences obesity. "We can identify and map some of these regions or ... more

Researchers from the University of Manchester have developed a social intervention to help British Pakistani women with depression. Their 10-week programme, which was trialled in the north-west of E ... more

A new study conducted by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher, together with a researcher from De-Paul University, reveals that women in the United States generally derive more happin ... more

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused b ... more

Girls eating a high-fat diet during puberty, even those who do not become overweight or obese, may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State Universit ... more

A study of the body system that deals with Americans' love affair with salt may yield more insight into why so many end up hypertensive and how to better treat them. A team of scientists from the Medi ... more

Antimicrobial insect brains, mouth bacteria behaving badly and the hundreds of microbial communities that lurk in household dust are just some of the highlights at the Society for General Microbiology ... more

The brain's right hemisphere is not involved in the initial processes of reading in Arabic, due to the graphic complexity of Arabic script. Therefore reading acquisition in Arabic is much harder in co ... more

The grass might not be greener on the other side of the border, a new study from the University of Leicester has found. Economic migrants travelling to different shores for greater income could be set ... more

Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), is one of 17 researchers to win a 2010 National Insti ... more

The University of California, San Diego is dedicated to promoting integrative, holistic and interdisciplinary wellness in its students, staff and faculty, a commitment that has earned the campus recog ... more

Shannon Zenk, assistant professor of health systems science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was one of 12 nurse educators nationwide selected as a Nurse Faculty Scholar by the Robert Wood Jo ... more

A #8220;game-changing #8221; technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many ... more

Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- AstraZeneca Plc was given more time to settle 6,000 lawsuits claiming its antipsychotic drug Seroquel causes diabetes after a group of judges decided not to send the cases back ... more

Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- AstraZeneca Plc was given more time to settle 6,000 lawsuits claiming its antipsychotic drug Seroquel causes diabetes after a group of judges decided not to send the cases back ... more

While preterm birth is a known risk factor for cerebral palsy, an examination of data for infants born at term or later finds that compared with delivery at 40 weeks, birth at 37 or 38 weeks or at 42 ... more

Patients suffering with heart failure are more likely to die if they have high levels of a bone hormone called osteoprotegerin (OPG). That is the finding of a research team from the Akershus Universit ... more

On August 29 at the European Cardiovascular Society Congress meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Guillaume Paré presented new research conducted by McMaster University that in fact contradicts earlie ... more

A new study found that black Americans implanted with drug-coated stents have more than double the risk of developing life-threatening blood clots than Americans from other races who have also had dr ... more

New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that our innate immune systems are a major contributor to chronic lung diseases like silicosis For the nearly 2 million U.S. workers ... more

A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Both co ... more

Mass General Hospital study findings published in the American Journal of Psychiatry BOSTON (August 31, 2010) — A new study conducted by investigators at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Gene ... more

A University of Adelaide study shows that aged garlic extract may help lower blood pressure in the 3.7 million Australians who suffer hypertension. ... more

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused b ... more

A Purdue University food scientist using infrared spectroscopy took only an hour to find harmful E. coli bacteria in ground beef, a discovery that could cut days off investigations of outbreaks, the u ... more

by George Lundberg, MDOnly rarely does an experienced editor get a spine tingle from a new paper. For the first time ever, today, I predict that a Nobel Prize for medicine will be awarded to J. Mart ... more

Why is it and how is it that liberals, especially prominent media hosts, equate Christian violence with Muslim violence. While I've often wondered this myself, but have always placed the blame on stup ... more

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that genetics play a key factor in whether someone is willing to take a survey. "We wanted to know whether people are genetically predisposed to ... more

MDGs Are Less About Timeline, More About Identifiable Progress "Between the catastrophes of the Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods, there was actually some good news this spring on the ... more

Gamblers who think they have a "hot hand," only to end up walking away with a loss, may nonetheless be making "rational" decisions, according to new research from University of Minnesota psychologists ... more

A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) epidemiologists has found that women who took over-the-counter decongestants during their pregnancies are less likely to give birth ... more

For competitive bicyclists with goals - whether competing in the Tour de France or aiming for the podium at a local race - faster cycling comes from training regimens based on various zones of exercis ... more

University of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new "toolbox of MiniPromoters" for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord and eye function. MiniPromoters are smal ... more

More than eight of ten workers - 85 percent - rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and ... more

New research on how skin cancer begins has identified adjacent cancer cells that scientists are calling "co-conspirators" in the genesis of melanoma, in findings that could someday hold the key to pre ... more

An Iowa State University team of researchers has developed a type of hybrid proteins that can make double-strand DNA breaks at specific sites in living cells, possibly leading to better gene replaceme ... more

It's not just you...everybody zones out when they're reading. For a new study published in Psychological Science a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, scientists recorded eye movemen ... more

Robert G. Gish, MD, world-renowned hepatologist, has been recruited to the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to co-direct the Center for Hepatobiliary Disease and Abdominal Transp ... more

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has established a new center devoted to research and treatment of pre-leukemia blood disorders. Known as the Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... more

Philadelphia, PA, 30 August 2010 - The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported ... more

Colon sloughs lining The intestines have to work properly if we are to benefit from the food we eat. Digestive juices must be secreted, the food broken down into smaller components and then transporte ... more

OAK BROOK, Ill. – A study of triathletes published in the online edition and October issue of Radiology reveals that the heart adapts to triathlon training by working more efficiently. #8220;To our ... more

Contact: Laura Thompson lthomp@mcmaster.ca 905-525-9140 McMaster University The data monitoring committee of the AVERROES study, seeing overwhelming evidence of the success of apixaban in the preventi ... more

Press conference on the occasion of the 23rd ECNP Congress, Aug. 31, 2010, Amsterdam Depression is actually defined by specific clinical symptoms such as sadness, difficulty to experience pleasure, sl ... more

Many children are being put at risk by parents' over-use of widely-available over the counter (OTC) medicines for fever, coughs and colds, says a study from Australia to be presented to the annual con ... more

New findings by McMaster University researchers contradict earlier reports that people with a certain genetic make-up don't benefit from the blood-thinner clopidogrel, also known as Plavix. After rese ... more

Maybe you worshipped the sun in your youth or weren't as meticulous as you should have been with sunscreen. If so, take heart: Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio a ... more

Researchers at New York University have developed an innovative way to look at the development of osteoarthritis in the knee joint - one that relies on the examination of sodium ions in cartilage. The ... more

Rare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind. But a new technique developed by Scott Oliver, ... more

Fertilizer chemicals may pose a bigger hazard to the environment - specifically to creatures that live in water - than originally foreseen, according to new research from North Carolina State Universi ... more

Rare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind. But a new technique developed by Scott Oliver, ... more

According to a recent sub-study, part of long-term Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study based at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, University of Toronto and the University of M ... more

#8230;and over-confidence with false beliefs Toronto, Canada – I #8217;m sure I told you that already! Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures – forgetting who they #8217;v ... more

Athens, Ga. – Trypanosomes are parasites responsible for many human and animal diseases, primarily in tropical climates. One disease these parasites cause, African sleeping sickness, results from the ... more

CORVALLIS, Ore. – New research on how skin cancer begins has identified adjacent cancer cells that scientists are calling #8220;co-conspirators #8221; in the genesis of melanoma, in findings that co ... more

ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows that multiple sclerosis (MS) activity can increase during spring and summer months. The research is published in the August 31, 2010, issue of Neurology®, the me ... more

Would you be surprised to learn that many parents give their little ones an incorrect dose of liquid meds? A new study finds that using household spoons to measure needed dosages could result in an ov ... more

New research from the University of Chicago found that many middle-aged and older Americans with diabetes are sexually active but more likely to experience sexual problems compared with counterparts ... more

New research from the University of Chicago found that many middle-aged and older Americans with diabetes are sexually active but more likely to experience sexual problems compared with counterparts ... more

New study from Hasbro Children #8217;s Hospital reports on youth sports-related concussions PROVIDENCE, RI – A new study from Hasbro Children #8217;s Hospital finds visits to emergency departments fo ... more

If so, you may be eligible to participate in research at La Trobe University. The aim of the research is to compare the effect of an anti-inflammatory injection with a saline (placebo) injection for r ... more

Burning the candle at both ends for a week may take an even bigger toll than you thought.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that five nights of restricted sleep - four hours ... more

In these lean times, smart consumers refuse to pay a lot for throwaway items, but will shell out a little more for products that can be used again and again. The same is true of bacteria and other mic ... more

Drought-tolerant crops have moved closer to becoming reality. A collaborative team of scientists has made a significant advance on the discovery last year by the University of California, Riverside's ... more

Through genomic analysis, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown that the Ashkenazi Jewish population is genetically more diverse than people of European descent, despite previo ... more

Americans are united when it comes to many core values, according to a University of Michigan survey. But the nation is deeply divided about certain issues, including gay marriage, immigration, and un ... more

The Health Protection Agency will showcase an unusually eventful year in health protection in a diverse and wide-ranging programme of presentations, seminars and lectures at its annual conference, 'He ... more

The judicial injunction blocking federally funded human embryonic stem cell research not only blocks potential life-saving research but also threatens to undermine the system of peer-reviewed science ... more

The University of Texas at Austin's new Health Information Technology program has received $2.7 million as a part of the Professional University Resources and Education for Health Information Technolo ... more

Study highlights how blood profiling techniques could change patient care It may soon be possible to identify patients who will develop tuberculosis, as scientists have identified changes in the blood ... more

Randomized controlled trial For people suffering chronic pain, smoked cannabis reduces pain, improves mood and helps sleep, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Jo ... more

Press conference on the occasion of the 23rd ECNP Congress 2010, Amsterdam All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and bioc ... more

The medicinal use of cannabis has been debated by clinicians, researchers, legislators and the public at large for many years as an alternative to standard pharmaceutical treatments for pain, which ma ... more

e A growing epidemic of the world #8217;s most common heart rhythm disorder is resulting in an alarming number of hospital admissions in Australia, according to cardiology researchers. A research tea ... more

Last year, researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) announced that they had shown, for the first time, that adult neural stem cells could improve the memory of mice with advanced Alzh ... more

I put this question up as a Question on Medpedia but would like to also present it to my visitors here. You might go to Medpedia and look at any responses but also access the link below and then retu ... more

I put this question up as a Question on Medpedia but would like to also present it to my visitors here. You might go to Medpedia and look at any responses but also access the link below and then retu ... more

Press conference on the occasion of the 23rd ECNP Congress, Aug. 29, 2010, Amsterdam Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders are a chronic and often disabling condition. Despite modern treatment ... more

New findings by McMaster University researchers contradict earlier reports that people with a certain genetic make-up don #8217;t benefit from the blood-thinner clopidogrel, also known as Plavix. Afte ... more

Genetic variant may increase susceptibility to migraine triggers A world-wide collaboration of researchers has identified the first-ever genetic risk factor associated with common types of migraine. T ... more

Better identification of Indigenous patients in general practices would improve their access to Medicare benefits such as health checks that could help 'Close the Gap', yet many GPs don't consider eth ... more

The first annual national conference on translational brain research will be held at The Australian National University on Monday. What: Translational Research in the Brain: Accelerating the Pathway f ... more

Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, according to researchers from ... more

By creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin, scientists have for the first time shown that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders. The University ... more

Married couples tend to start off with similar traits, rather than their personality characteristics gravitating towards each other with time, researchers from Michigan State University found. The stu ... more

University of Sydney researchers studying the impact of fractures from osteoporosis have found female sufferers experienced a significant reduction in their quality of life similar to or worse than th ... more

Much of Sultan Kosen's eight feet, two-inch stature rose up in an 17-year period starting at age 10, when the benign tumor in his brain's pituitary gland highjacked the organ, causing it to secrete m ... more

Acidity (pH) in cells of baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, regulate the synthesis of cell membranes by controlling the production of enzymes that synthesize membranes. These are the findings of ... more

For more than fifty years, the neuroscience community is engaged in an intensive debate on how information is coded in the brain and transmitted reliably from one brain region to the next. Mutually ex ... more

Although a new surge of scientific research has uncovered telltale signs of Alzheimer's disease that show up in brain scans and spinal taps, many questions remain unanswered about the clinical value o ... more

Neuroscientists in the Down Syndrome Research Group at the University of Arizona have created a battery of tests that quickly aid in the assessment of the cognitive abilities of persons with Down synd ... more

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women... ... more

A mother who breastfed her children has a considerably lower risk of developing Diabetes Type 2 when she is older, compared to women who breastfed or women who never gave birth, according to an articl ... more